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The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
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2001
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cavalry ˈkævəlrē n. pl. -ies usually treated as pl.
1. soldiers who fought on horseback.
2. a branch of an army made up of such soldiers.
3. modern soldiers who fight in armored vehicles.
cavalryman n. pl. -men.
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Cavalry Investments, LLC Reports Record Portfolio Acquisitions in Third Quarter; Cavalry Loan Portfolio Reaches $5.5 Billion.
PR Newswire; 11/14/2002; 700+ words
; HAWTHORNE, N.Y. -- Cavalry Investments LLC, one of the nation...compared to $902 million last year. Cavalry's portfolio of receivables now totals...and the addition of 90 employees. Cavalry also purchased the assets and operations...
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The cavalry earns its spurs.
Magazine article from: Cobblestone; 12/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; In America, cavalry came of age in the Civil War. It played...regiment. Striking the Northern column, the cavalry dealt a heavy blow to the enemy. And...fifteen thousand cavalrymen. So, the cavalry performed important duties for both sides...
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Cavalry Shareholders Approve Acquisition by Pinnacle Financial Partners.
Business Wire; 12/22/2005; 700+ words
; ...MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- The shareholders of Cavalry Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: CAVB) today...Partners, Inc. (Nasdaq: PNFP) to acquire Cavalry Bancorp, Inc. E[acute accent]The...neighboring Bedford County. E[acute accent]Cavalry Bancorp, Inc. is the parent of Cavalry...
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Cavalry Investments, LLC Increases Collections 67% in 2003; Receivables portfolio rises to $9.7 billion.
PR Newswire; 4/14/2004; 700+ words
; ...N.Y., April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Cavalry Investments LLC, which acquires and then...over 2002. Over the last two years, Cavalry has tripled the value of its receivables...up from $3 billion in 2001. In 2003, Cavalry's portfolio acquisitions totaled $1...
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Cavalry Group's new software lures SUNY affiliates
Magazine article from: The Business Journal - Central New York; 9/29/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...making. But after almost two years of development, Cavalry Group will debut Cavalry Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) in January 2007...1 million to more than $13 million by 2011. Cavalry Group partnered with Par Technologies, Inc. to...
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The cavalry rides on!
Magazine article from: Cobblestone; 12/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...expansion. The U.S. Army added four new cavalry regiments, of which two were manned by...decades after the Civil War, the U.S. Cavalry had only leftover equipment and arms...again with volunteers and sent dismounted cavalry to serve in Cuba. Cavalry regiments also...
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Cavalry Bancorp, Inc. Announces Merger Related Expenses.
Business Wire; 12/30/2005; 700+ words
; MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Cavalry Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: CAVB) said...The payments are expected to reduce Cavalry's 2005 earnings by approximately...fully diluted basis. The Pinnacle-Cavalry transaction is subject to regulatory...
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Cavalry members reconnect at festival: 29th annual Fort Sisseton Historical Festival continues.
Newspaper article from: American News (Aberdeen, SD); 6/4/2006; 700+ words
; ...use his steed to transform the Seventh Cavalry of Company D from a scattered array into...horses belong to members of the Seventh Cavalry, who demonstrated their routine at Fort...place this weekend. The fully-outfitted cavalry was joined by an artillery and infantry...
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Confederate cavalry leaders.(Biography)
Magazine article from: Cobblestone; 12/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...General Stonewall Jackson's best-known cavalry leader. The personal courage Ashby displayed...raids made Ashby the Civil War's first cavalry legend. His major weakness was his lack...considered by many to be the most brilliant cavalry leader of the war. Very poor and not...
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Warhorse: Cavalry in Ancient Warfare.(Book review)
Magazine article from: The Historian; 9/22/2008; ; 700+ words
; Warhorse: Cavalry in Ancient Warfare. By Philip Sidnell...Modern writers overlook the significance of cavalry in the ancient world, viewing the modern...journey through the history of ancient cavalry. The result is not simply a rehashed...
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Cavalry, Horse
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
CAVALRY, HORSE CAVALRY, HORSE, a branch of the U.S. Army, used with varying effectiveness...Continental army fought with a few mounted militia commands as its only cavalry. In December 1776, Congress authorized three thousand light horse...
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Army Combat Branches: Cavalry
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
Army Combat Branches: Cavalry. Starting with the colonial militias, the cavalry has always had an elite status in the American...utilizations of the mounted warrior in combat. Heavy cavalry could charge enemy positions in force or pursue...
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cavalry
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
cavalry a military force consisting of mounted...make weapons gave the infantry supremacy. Cavalry was used for scouting and pursuit of a...dominant in Europe until the threat of light cavalry relying on archery, typified by the Mongols...
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Black Cavalry in the West
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
BLACK CAVALRY IN THE WEST BLACK CAVALRY IN THE WEST. Established by an act of Congress in 1866, the African American cavalry serving the American West consisted of the Ninth and Tenth Cavalry regiments. T heir service covered the expanses of...
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Air Cavalry
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
AIR CAVALRY AIR CAVALRY was formed on 16 June 1965, when the U.S. Army received Department of Defense authorization to organize the First Cavalry Division (Airmobile). The First Cavalry was designed to increase...
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